I haven't had opportunity to sample many high end units, the seduction was great IMO, and the bottlehead Eros is now the best I've personally heard!!! After 8 months, I'm still loving it!!!
I've never had one in my room, but what I've heard at shows, suggests it is the Ypsilon VPS 100 with their MC20 stepup transformer. If I could afford it, I'd have it.
I have heard it and in fact I have the step-up tranny.
This is a amazing phono pre. It is fast and nuanced but still has soul. I have heard this in two completely different systems (same phono pre) and it did nothing but great things. The Ypsilon gets my vote. If only I could afford it.
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